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Write the number
✏️write🔢number👆count5️⃣five
Write the number.
The big ideaCount them. Then write the number that says how many.

How it works

Count them. Then write the number that says how many.

Each number has its own way to write it.

Say the number as you write it.

1 × 5 = 5
Count: 5 dots. Write 5.

Example 1: Count first

  1. You see 4 stars.
  2. Touch each star: 1, 2, 3, 4.
  3. The last number is 4.

Example 2: Write it

  1. Write the number 4.
  2. Say 'four' as you write.
  3. You wrote 4.

Example 3: Check

  1. Look at your number.
  2. Does it match how many there are?
  3. Count again to check.

Words to know

numeral
A written number.
write
To make a number with a pencil.

Watch out

Try it

  1. How many fingers on one hand? Write it.
  2. Write the number that comes after 3.
  3. Write the number two.
  4. How do you know what number to write?
Answers: 1. 5 · 2. 4 · 3. 2 · 4. count how many
For grown-upsPractise writing numbers in sand, shaving foam or with chalk before paper.
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